Coach's Guide Service on Lake LBJ





After 35 years of fishing Lake LBJ, Coach Phil Sanders guides fishing adventures in this beautiful Texas hill country area known for great crappie and white bass catches. Fishing is more than catching. Enjoying the natural beauty of the great outdoors, the waterfowl, and the weather create a memorable experience for everyone. Get your kids off the computer and onto the water catching not only crappie, but bass, white bass, 3 species of catfish, and Gaspergoo (freshwater drumfish).

About Coach...

Coach Phil Sanders, a 1987 Texas A & M graduate (in the Corp of Cadets for all years of college), began fishing with his grandfather and uncle when he was 8 years old on Lake LBJ. Even while he was coaching for 13 years with 10 years as head coach of tennis, he returned to his family's lakefront often to do what he has loved most - the challenge of fishing. Finding special spots with underwater cover from 3-24 feet below the surface, he knows the perfect environments for fish to feed and can assist even a seasoned fisherman to the best areas of Lake LBJ.

If the weather permits, he'll be out every weekend on the water putting on fish. He enjoys teaching young and old the sport of fishing as well as nature appreciation.

What Coach Provides...
Bait, tackle, poles, boat, insurance, adult life jackets, fish cooler, fish cleaning and packaging

What You Bring...
Drinks, cooler, your snacks, fishing license, life jackets for children, sunscreen, hats if needed

Choose Coach's Guide Service for...
Entire Family Fun Adventures
Highland Lakes Business Party Outings
Secret Spots for the Serious Fisher
Special Times for Granparents/Father/Mother/Son/Daughter
Boating Outings Exploring the Highland Lakes
Pleasure Boating/Bird watching

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Lake LBJ Current Weather Alerts

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Lake LBJ Weather Forecast

Wednesday

Sunny

Hi: 68

Wednesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 37

Thursday

Sunny

Hi: 73

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 39

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 73

Friday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 44

Saturday

Sunny

Hi: 77

Saturday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 57


Lake LBJ Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 11/20: 825.39 (+0.39)



Lake LBJ

Fishing Report from TPWD (Nov. 20)

GOOD. Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.25 feet below pool. Crappie are fair on minnows in 12-20 feet of water on brush. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait in 20-24 feet of water over drop-offs and rock piles. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are very good with catches up 6-8 pounds in the grass with chatterbaits, rattle traps and crankbaits. Brush piles in 8-15 feet with shad colored crankbaits, and 7-10 inch June bug or pumpkin worms. Bass are under the docks with ⅜ ounce jigs and frogs. The morning bite has been best. Crappie are good with minnows over brush piles. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours. Bass are good working docks and bulkheads with creature baits, worms and flukes. A frog or topwater around underwater vegetation is working well. Do not forget a wakebait in those same areas. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs. This lake has a lot of vegetation in shallow water. Focus on these areas near deeper water, 10 feet, has been loaded with fish with creature bait, or Texas rigged worms. Fish are not very big but good numbers can be caught. Back of canals in shallow water under docks with a weightless senko. Water is stained more than normal so fish will relate to structure and banks. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC.

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